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Low-Carb Biscotti

Looking for something sugar-free to dunk in your tea or coffee? These low-carb biscotti have plain almond and chocolate chip variations. Gluten-free, too!

Chocolate Coconut Cookies

Yummy low-carb, sugar-free chocolate-coconut cookies. Gluten-free and wheat-free as well.

Low-Carb Cauliflower Cheese Soup

This yummy and low-carb cauliflower cheese soup is also good with ham and/or greens in it.

Low-Carb Clam Chowder

This authentic-tasting New England clam chowder has a fraction of the carbohydrate in the regular kind. This chowder is a true low-carb comfort food.

Old World Cabbage and Pepper Saute

Cabbage, peppers, and spices like paprika and caraway seeds make this fast vegetable dish special.

Mashed Cauliflower (Cauliflower Puree)

Pureed or mashed cauliflower is a great substitute for mashed potatoes. Low in carbs and high in nutrients, the "cauli-taste" is very mild.

Low Carb Peanut Butter Cups

These sugar free, low carb peanut butter cups are better than any "sugar-free candy" you can buy in a store.

Low-Carb Cheesecake

Recipe for basic low-carb cheesecake, with link to strawberry topping and other low-carb cheesecakes.

Garlic Parmesan Flax Seed Crackers

High fiber, low carb, tasty, crunchy, and nutritious. These crackers made from flax seed meal are easy to make once you get the hang of it.

Almond Spice Cookies

I was going for the flavors in hermit cookies with these sugar-free and low-carb cookies. They are slightly chewy. With few ingredients, they are very simple to make. Made with almond meal, they are wheat-free, sugar-free, and milk-free.

Peanut Butter Protein Balls

These sugar-free high-protein snacks are nice when you need a quick high-energy bite to eat. Very simple recipe.

Low-Carb Almond Pie Crust

This is a very easy pie crust to make. It goes very well with the fresh blackberry pie.

Korean Beef

This Korean beef is an easy and tasty recipe. It's perhaps my favorite way to make beef. It can be marinated anywhere from an hour to overnight, and the strips of beef cook really quickly on the grill. Have the butcher cut it into strips for you.

Sugar-Free EASY Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

You won't believe how easy this low-carb sugar-free fudge is to make - no cooking, and it is so good!

Greek Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing

This easy Greek salad dressing can be used on salads, other vegetables, or as a yummy marinade for chicken. It is made with lemon juice rather than vinegar.

Strawberry Vinaigrette

This dressing is good on any green salad for something different. I especially like it with Strawberry Chicken Salad.

Easy Spinach Casserole

This spinach casserole is easy to throw together. It's easy to adapt with different spices. I find salad dressing seasoning mixtures work well.

Low-Carb Stuffing Bread (Gluten-Free)

Low-carb stuffing seems like an impossibility. But, this bread -- from About.com's Low Carb Diets Guide -- can be used to make low carb stuffing for turkey or chicken. It is gluten-free and can also be used as a casserole topping.

Ground Beef and Pumpkin Saute

Recipe for a quick skillet dinner using ground beef and pumpkin. Mildly spicy.

Sugar-Free Vanilla Panna Cotta

This version of panna cotta is an easy low-carb and sugar-free dessert. This is the vanilla version, which can be modified in lots of ways.

Sugar-Free Raspberry Lemon Mousse

This delicious recipe for Sugar-Free Raspberry Lemon Mousse has 3 grams of carbohydrate per serving.

Low-Carb Four-Bean Salad

This low-carb version of the traditional 3 bean or 4 bean salad makes two adjustments - it is sugar-free and the beans are less starchy ones.

Simplified Grilled Eggplant Involtini

This is a simplified version of more traditional eggplant involtini. In my version, the eggplant is grilled, no baking is required and I use pasta sauce from a jar.

Chicken Wings with Spicy Peach Dipping Sauce

The chicken wings can be grilled or fried, and the sauce spicy and sweet at the same time.

Cucumber Melon Soup

A perfect refreshing summer soup, made with cucumber, honeydew melon, yogurt, cilantro, and mint.

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